EVERYTHING
S W O L F THE PHILOSOPHICAL IDEA OF CHANGE
“Everything flows�. In this, Lao Tzu, the founder of Taoism, states that all aspects of the universe are liable to change; however, we must question whether this statement is fully applicable. Can you think of one thing which has not changed over the past 20 years? Even the rock will differ from one moment to the next, subject to erosion, weathering and slightly acidic soil. Indeed, your body changes so frequently and significantly that by your seventh birthday, you no longer have any of the cells, excluding bone marrow, that you were originally born with. You are literally a different person according to the principle of biological generation and corruption. Everything changes; however, ironically, change is the one thing which can be identified as a constant. The mere fact that change happens consistently and everything changes means that change as a concept, and as a state, cannot be changed.
4 AQUILA 2016-17
